Civic Centre to welcome schools to WWI Exhibition

Richard Broadhead of Wiltshire Soldiers creates a unique experience of trench warfare, with material specific to the towns in which he sets up his exhibitions. Thanks to Heritage Lottery funding, over the next two weeks Warminster’s Civic Centre is able to host Richard’s very moving and personal record of those men from Warminster and the surrounding villages who lost their lives in the Great War.
The exhibition starts at 1pm on Wednesday 14th January and finishes at 2pm on Tuesday 27th January, and the Town Council staff have gathered a group of willing and enthusiastic volunteers to act as stewards. All local schools have been invited to attend in timetabled slots, and the organisers are confident that the exhibition will deliver a memorable experience to the 289 pupils who have been booked in so far. It is not just for schools – the exhibition is open to anyone who wishes to attend, and is free of charge!
Previous Finds Days have uncovered some very interesting and unusual artefacts from local residents, who have had some wonderful stories to relate. Another Finds Day has been arranged on Saturday 17th January, running alongside the exhibition from 10am until 4pm, for residents to bring along any WWI artefacts or memorabilia to be recorded and photographed for the archive. Nothing is insignificant; there is a story behind every object, and the experts are there to help uncover it.
The exhibition will open at 1pm on Wednesday 14th January, and will run until 2pm on Tuesday 21st January. It will be open daily from 10am until 4pm with the exception of Sundays when it will be closed.